A short journey where one witnesses the disappointment and the ways of fighting and the surrender of two women in a broken down car.&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Paris Art and Movie Awards | PAMA Fall Session, France (2022): Best Film&nbsp;Paris Play Film Festival, France (2022): Best Short FilmRomania Short Film Factory (2022): Best Social Change Short Film AwardLA Independent Short Awards, USA (2022): Best First Time Director, Best Film of the Month (Runners-Up)Canada Shorts Film Festival (2022): Award of ExcellenceNew Delhi Women Directors Film Carnival, India (2023): Best Short FilmInternational Women Filmmakers Festival (2023): National Best Short Film Award, SİYAD Best Short Film Award 2023&nbsp;&nbsp;Selen ÖRCAN&nbsp;Selen Örcan was born in 1994 in Izmir. She graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Performing Arts – Dramatic Writing in 2018. In 2016, she took part in the Kumbaracı50 Theater Community’s project named Pera's Time with her play The Last Song. She was in the script team of the short film The Embroidered Dress shot in 2017. The film won several national/international awards. Again in 2017, she did the dramaturgy of the play Shall We Walk to the End staged by Theater Diftong. In 2018, her play Meddah was selected for the workshop by the State Theaters dramaturg, and the play was included in the pool.She took part in the story and script team of the documentary The Everwarm Bed, which was funded by the Turkish Ministry of Culture in 2019 and the shooting was completed as of May. In 2020, her first feature project named Unfruitful Times, which she screenwrote, was entitled to receive the Ministry of Culture First Feature Support Fund and North Macedonian Film Agency Co-Production Support.

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AS POSSIBLE AS EVERYTHING (Herkesin Yapabileceği Bir Şey)

Tomorrow is an important day; Ayser will pay a visit to her husband in prison. But before then, she has to finish sewing clothes to pay the lawyer, settle a dispute with her sister Emine, and convince her daughter Deniz that children are not allowed in prison.&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;ImagineIndia Film Festival (2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;Derya UYGURLAR&nbsp;Derya Uygurlar was born in Siverek, Turkey in 1991. She worked as an actress in national and international productions including Soeur d’armes (France / US, 2019) by Caroline Fourest, Neighbours (Switzerland, 2021) by Mano Khalil and The Four Walls (Turkey / US, 2021) by Bahman Ghobadi. Baby Ant is her first short film as a director.

BABY ANT (Yavru Karınca)

This Saturday is a Turkish wedding day at Espace Venise. Huddled in a car in the parling lot, Fatih, 21, wants to get married. He has set his sights on Ipek, Recep’s sister. But neither Murat, his best friend, nor Recep, nor even Ipek are aware of this yet. Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Concours Jeunes Talents France Télévisions &amp; CNC, France (2023): Best Director, Best ScreenplayFox International Film Festival, Italy (2023): Honorable Mention : Best Supporting Actor &amp; Best Sound DesignFive Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela (2023): Best Comedy, Audience Award, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Costume DesignRome Prisma Film Awards, Italy (2023): Best of Fest, Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best PosterFISCESA San Antonio Independent Film Festival, Ecuador (2023): Best Short FictionFestival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid, Spain (2023): Best Art DirectionRuby Bay International Film Festival, New Zealand (2023): Best PerformanceJammu Film Festival, India (2023): Best Actor, Best Cinematography&nbsp;&nbsp;Onur YAĞIZ&nbsp;Onur Yağız (1986) was born in France to Turkish parents. He studied literature, theatre and film at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University, before directing Patika (2013) and Toprak (2017). Fatih the Conqueror is his third film.

FATIH THE CONQUEROR (Avrupa Fatihi)

Two brothers who want to get a share from the sale of their father’s home spend the night looking for him but the siblings must first face the trust issues between them before they get to him. Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Izmir International Short Film Festival (2022): Başka Sinema Distribution AwardAdana Golden Boll Film Festival (2022)Ankara International Film Festival (2022)Boğaziçi Film Festival, Istanbul (2022)Uşak International Short Film Festival (2022)River Film Festival, Padova, Italy (2023)Akbank Short Film Festival, Istanbul (2023) Alkım ÖZMEN&nbsp;After his graduation from the Istanbul Bilgi University Film Department by a M.A degree, Alkım Özmen took part in the production of several TV series and feature films as assistant director. One of those films is “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which was bestowed Grand Prix by the Jury in Cannes Film Festival. He also wrote and directed three short documentaries and four short films which are screened in many national &amp; international festivals and received awards.

IN SEARCH OF DAD ONE NIGHT (Gece Babamızı Ararken)

An ordinary day in the life of 9-year-old Adem who helps support his family by collecting from the garbage papers and plastics to sell.&nbsp;&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Cine Paris Film Festival, France (2023): Best Short FilmFIFOG (Festival International des Films Oriental de Geneve, Switzerland (2023)Lulea International Film Festival, Sweden (2023)Diritti a Baschi, Human Rights International Film Festival, Italy (2023) &nbsp;&nbsp;Merve GEZEN&nbsp;Merve Gezen studied at Paris National Superior High Conservatory and holds a B.A and M.A degree from Paris Sorbonne University at theatre and cinema department. She focuses on child and women rights in her films. She is currently doing Ph.D. research regarding child rights and cinema. Her filmography includes Peripeteia (2023), Suskunluk/Speechless (2019), Scrabble (2016), Nerdesin Aşkım?/ Where are you my love? (2014), Hela Sohbetleri/The Conversations of Loo (2012).&nbsp;

PERIPETEIA

Leyla wants to play Snow White for the April 23rd Children's Day show. Although her teacher doesn't choose her, she eventually manages to become a princess. &nbsp;Bora Yavuz SUBAŞI&nbsp;Born on May 11, 2000 in Istanbul, Bora Yavuz Subaşı completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Yeşilköy, Istanbul. He was introduced to cinema at an early age and started producing short films. In high school, he formed a film crew with his friends and they received wide recognition. He has directed many advertising films, promotions and music videos. Currently he is continuing her education at the Radio, Television and Cinema department of Kadir Has University.

SNOW WHITE AND THE DWARF (Pamuk Prenses ve Cüce)

A businesswoman living in a big city is searching for a place that suits her needs. A realtor is showing her several options, trying to sell one. The woman feels an unexplained extreme boredom. While they are searching for a place with the realtor, her distress escalates, and she begins to follow her instincts.&nbsp;Something strange begins to evolve in her body and soul.&nbsp;Selected Festivals and Awards&nbsp;Athens International Film Festival, Ohio, USA (2023)Akbank Short Film Festival (2023)Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival (2023)IFSAK National Short Film Festival (2023)Ayvalık Film Festival (2023)Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece (2023)BendFilm Festival, Oregon, USA (2023)Le festival Cinéma au Féminin (Women-Focused Film festival), Kinshasa, Congo (2023) Ceyda AŞAR Ceyda Aşar completed her master’s degree at Bahçeşehir University, Department of Cinema-Television. Her first novel, “Fena Şeyler, Mutlu Sonlar” was published by Kara Karga publications in September 2022. She was the screenwriter of feature films, &nbsp;“Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku” (2014) and “Kıyıdakiler” (2016), script consultant for the feature film “Hayaletler” (2020), and script doctor for “Gölgeler İçinde” (2020). The film script for “Küçük Bir Hata” was one of the three projects selected for !f Sundance Türkiye (2014). Her script received first prize in Antalya Film Forum’s “Projects Searching for Producers” section (2018) and received production support from Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry on behalf of director Gökhan Tiryaki (2020). &nbsp;Her filmography includes; But Müzeyyen That’s The Deepest Desire / Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (2014 / Screenwriter), Coastliners / Kıyıdakiler (2016 / Screenwriter), In the Shadows / Gölgeler İçinde (2020 / Script Doctor), Ghosts / Hayaletler (2020, Script Consultant), A Small Mistake / Küçük Bir Hata (Pre-production, Screenwriter), The Audition / Denemeler (Short, 2003, Director), Don’t Call Her Angel / Ona Melek Deme (Short, 2005, Screenwriter, Assistant of Director)&nbsp;

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